The Leopard of Rudraprayag

This man-eating leopard was responsible for at least 125 deaths over an eight year period

Blackpool’s Ship Graveyard

Blackpool’s golden sands have claimed many ships over the years, from a modern cargo ferry to a former Royal Navy flagship

The elite of the Theban army that repeatedly demonstrated their superiority to the famous Spartans, the Sacred Band was made up of 150 gay couples

Translated as ‘the slit-mouthed woman’, Kuchisake-onna is a malevolent spirit from Japanese folklore

What was responsible for strange, cloven footprints in snow that appeared overnight over many miles?

How one climber saved the lives of the entire 1953 US Karakoram Expedition on K2

Two years after his brutal torture and execution for the murder of his son, a French merchant was found to be innocent

The murder of two young Scottish nobles served as the inspiration for Game of Throne’s ‘Red Wedding’

Believed to have been put to death by the Baron Hylton, the ghost of a stable boy is said to haunt a castle in North-East England

A popular urban legend in the English seaside town of Southend, the ratman is said to be ghostly creature that inhabits a dilapidated underpass.